# Royal Flight (airline)

Joint stock company Royal Flight Airlines (Russian: АО «Авиакомпания «Роял Флайт»), formerly Abakan-Avia (Russian: ЗАО «Авиакомпания «Абакан-Авиа»), was a charter airline based in Abakan, Republic of Khakassia, Russia. It operated charter services between Russian cities and various holiday destinations in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Caribbean. Its main base was the Abakan Airport (ABA).

## History

The airline was established in 1992 as Abakan-Avia and started operations in 1993. It was established from a former Aeroflot unit, and started domestic cargo flights in 1993 and international flights in 1994. Sobol acquired a 70% share in 1999. It had 76 employees (at March 2007). In 2002, a proposed merger with RusAir failed. In July 2014, it was purchased by Russian tour operator Coral Travel and renamed Royal Flight Airlines on 11 July 2014.
In May 2022, Royal Flight ceased all operations.

## Destinations

By July 2019, Royal Flight operated to the following destinations:
| Country/region | City | Airport | Notes |
| Bulgaria | Burgas | Burgas Airport | Terminated |
| Taiwan | Taipei | Taoyuan International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Hong Kong International Airport | Cargo |
| China | Chongqing | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| China | Guiyang | Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| China | Hefei | Hefei Xinqiao International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| China | Nanning | Nanning Wuxu International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| China | Ningbo | Ningbo Lishe International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| China | Macau | Macau International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Cuba | Varadero | Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Cuba | Holguín | Frank País Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Cyprus | Larnaca | Larnaca International Airport | Terminated |
| Dominican Republic | Punta Cana | Punta Cana International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Greece | Corfu | Corfu International Airport | Terminated |
| Greece | Kos | Kos International Airport | Terminated |
| Greece | Rhodes | Rhodes International Airport | Terminated |
| India | Goa | Dabolim Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Italy | Bari | Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Italy | Catania | Catania–Fontanarossa Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Italy | Naples | Naples International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Mexico | Cancún | Cancún International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Montenegro | Tivat | Tivat Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Morocco | Agadir | Agadir–Al Massira Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Abakan | Abakan International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Arkhangelsk | Talagi Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Barnaul | Barnaul Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Belgorod | Belgorod International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Bryansk | Bryansk International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Irkutsk | Irkutsk International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Kaliningrad | Khrabrovo Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Kaluga | Kaluga (Grabtsevo) Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Kazan | Kazan International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Kemerovo | Kemerovo International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Khanty-Mansiysk | Khanty-Mansiysk Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Krasnodar | Krasnodar International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Mineralnye Vody | Mineralnye Vody Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Moscow | Moscow Domodedovo Airport | Base |
| Russia | Moscow | Sheremetyevo International Airport | Base |
| Russia | Nizhnevartovsk | Nizhnevartovsk Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Nizhny Novgorod | Strigino International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Novokuznetsk | Spichenkovo Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Novosibirsk | Tolmachevo Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Omsk | Omsk Tsentralny Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Orenburg | Orenburg Tsentralny Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Perm | Perm International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Rostov-on-Don | Platov International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Saint Petersburg | Pulkovo Airport | Base |
| Russia | Samara | Kurumoch International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Saratov | Saratov Gagarin Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Sochi | Sochi International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Surgut | Surgut International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Tomsk | Bogashevo Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Tyumen | Roshchino International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Ufa | Ufa International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Ulyanovsk | Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Vladivostok | Vladivostok International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Volgograd | Volgograd International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Russia | Yekaterinburg | Koltsovo International Airport | Base |
| Spain | Barcelona | Barcelona–El Prat Airport | Terminated |
| Spain | Palma de Mallorca | Palma de Mallorca Airport | Terminated |
| Spain | Reus | Reus Airport | Terminated |
| Sri Lanka | Colombo | Bandaranaike International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Thailand | Krabi | Krabi International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Thailand | Pattaya | U-Tapao International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Thailand | Phuket | Phuket International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Tunisia | Djerba | Djerba–Zarzis International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Tunisia | Enfidha | Enfidha–Hammamet International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Turkey | Alanya | Gazipaşa Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Turkey | Antalya | Antalya Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Turkey | Bodrum | Milas–Bodrum Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Turkey | Dalaman | Dalaman Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Vietnam | Nha Trang | Cam Ranh International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| Vietnam | Phu Quoc | Phu Quoc International Airport | Seasonal charter |
| United Arab Emirates | Dubai | Al Maktoum International Airport | Seasonal charter |

## Fleet

As of March 2022, the Royal Flight fleet consisted of the following aircraft:
Royal Flight fleet :
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Passengers | Passengers | Notes |
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | C | Y | Total | Notes |
| Boeing 737-800 | 1 | — | — | 189 | 189 | Stored at Václav Havel International Airport due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| Boeing 757-200 | 1 | — | — | 235 | 235 | |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 2 | — | — | 325 | 325 | |
| Boeing 767-300ER | 2 | — | — | 330 | 330 | |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 2 | — | 14 | 478 | 492 | |
| Total | 11 | — | | | | |